Aunt Angie's Sugar Cookies
- 2 12 cups sugar
- 1 cup shortening
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup sour milk or 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon nutmeg
- 1 12 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 teaspoon baking powder (heaping)
- 6 -7 cups flour
- 12 teaspoon salt
- Cream shortening and eggs.
- Stir baking soda into milk and add with remaining ingredients and 5 cups of the flour.
- Add the remaining flour gradually until the dough "feels right".
- A little sticky is better than too dry as you will be working with it on a floured surface.
- Chill dough.
- Roll out to desired thickness and cut with favorite cookie cutters.
- I like to roll mine on the thick side for a soft cookie, but if you want crisper just roll it thinner.
- You can brush with water and sprinkle with sugar before baking or leave plain and decorate with frosting after they are cooled.
- They are yummy either way.
- Bake at 400* about 8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
- This recipe makes a lot of cookies, depending of course upon the size cutters and thickness you choose.
sugar, shortening, eggs, sour milk, baking soda, nutmeg, vanilla, baking powder, flour, salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/aunt-angies-sugar-cookies-422114 (may not work)